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• The NSA: An Inside View – A former NSA employee writes that you shouldn’t worry about the agency scooping up your private information in its surveillance because, basically, you’re too boring for the spies to care about. This piece was approved by the NSA before publication, and the author is trying to start a […] …

• Remotely Assembled Malware Blows Past Apple’s Screening Process – Researchers create an iOS app that contains separated malware fragments. Once installed and run, the parts come together and begin capturing personal information. The app made it past Apple’s approval process, then was quickly removed by the researchers. All platforms are susceptible to this kind …

• Obama Offers Plan Meant to Ease Concerns on Surveillance – In a news conference, the president said he wants more scrutiny of NSA surveillance, but isn’t inclined to curtail that surveillance. And Documents shed light on U.S. surveillance programs • Don’t worry, NSA says—we only “touch” 1.6% of daily global Internet traffic – That’s …

Got a Galaxy S III, Samsung’s newest flagship Android smartphone? If so, you may want to hit the Software Update feature in Settings, because there’s apt to be a crucial security-related fix waiting for you. It turns out that opening a poisoned website accessed through a QR code, Near Field Communications or a push message …

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